Antique shepherd’s chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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Beech
Shepherds Chest
Antique shepherd’s chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Big shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions from around 1850.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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Beech
Antique shepherd’s chest, circa 1850
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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Beech
antique shepherd’s chest, 1850’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Romanian shepherd’s chest, circa 1900
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Wooden chest from Romania, dating to around 1900. This characterful piece is handcrafted and richly adorned with traditional geometric chip-carved decorations. The panels, stiles, an...
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Antique Early 1900s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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Beech
Adoration of the Shepherds Nativity Scene – German Chromolithograph, 1900
Located in Langweer, NL
Saint Joseph stands protectively nearby with his hand placed reverently upon his chest. The shepherds approach with awe and humility—one kneels in prayer directly before the Christ C...
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Antique shepherd’s chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions from around 1850.
Category
Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Blanket Chests
Materials
Beech
Antique shepherd’s chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Large shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
Category
Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Antique shepherd’s chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions from around 1850.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Beech
Antique shepherd’s chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions from around 1850.
Category
Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Antique shepherd’s chest, 1820s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique shepherd’s chest with geometric decoration from the Carpathian Highlands, ca. 1820.
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Antique 1820s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Antique Shepherd’s Chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Antique Shepherd’s Chest, 1880s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Antique Shepherd’s Chest with Geometric Decoration from the Carpathian Highlands, ca.1880.
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Antique 1880s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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Wrought Iron
Antique shepherd’s chest, 1850’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Beech
Antique beech Shepherd’s Chest, 1820s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1820s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Antique beech Shepherd’s Chest, 1820s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1820s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
antique shepherd’s chest, 1850’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
Category
Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Antiquities
Materials
Beech
Antique beech Shepherd’s Chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Antique beech Shepherd’s Chest, 1850s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Nice appearance and proportions for this small low shepherd’s chest. These chests were made in the same way for centuries.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
antique beech shepherd’s chest, 1850’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Low shepherd’s chest with a beautiful appearance and proportions.
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Antique 1850s Romanian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
Materials
Beech
Small Antique Shepherd’s Chest, 1880’s
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Small antique shepherd’s box with geometric decoration from the Carpathian Highlands, ca.1880. Also called sarcophagus coffins or Wallachian coffins because of their association wi...
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Antique 1880s Hungarian Folk Art Trunks and Luggage
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Beech
19th Century Eastern European Shepherds Coffer or Chest
Located in Dallas, TX
Presenting a gorgeous piece of eastern European Folk Art, namely, a 19th century eastern European shepherds coffer or chest. From circa 1840 and most likely made in Croatia, Hunga...
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Antique Mid-19th Century Croatian Folk Art Blanket Chests
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Located in London, GB
This is an excellent example of a naive hand carved shepherd’s coffer or trunk made in Transylvania in the 1700s. Rustic mesh patterns and simplified organic symbols tattoo the surf...
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Antique 18th Century Romanian Commodes and Chests of Drawers
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Shepherds Chest For Sale on 1stDibs
At 1stDibs, there are many versions of the ideal shepherds chest for your home. Each shepherds chest for sale was constructed with extraordinary care, often using beech, hardwood and wood. Whether you’re looking for an older or newer shepherds chest, there are earlier versions available from the 19th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. A shepherds chest made by folk art designers — as well as those associated with Victorian — is very popular. Many designers have produced at least one well-made shepherds chest over the years, but those crafted by John Rogers Herbert are often thought to be among the most beautiful.
How Much is a Shepherds Chest?
A shepherds chest can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price 1stDibs is $1,942, while the lowest priced sells for $280 and the highest can go for as much as $38,000.
A Close Look at Folk-art Furniture
Folk art is a genre of art that shares the creator’s traditions, offering not just an artistic display but an opportunity to learn about a culture. Antique, new and vintage folk art typically reflects a heritage or location. It can include utilitarian objects and handmade art as diverse as weather vanes, duck decoys, portraiture and paintings, carnival art and quilts.
Quilts are a quintessential part of American folk art but their roots are international, with quilting dating back to Ancient Egypt. The practice spread to Europe and was especially prominent in the Middle Ages, with one of the oldest surviving examples being the Tristan quilt made in Sicily in the 14th century. They were made as bedcovers and clothing, including as a layer for knights to wear beneath their armor. Native American folk art includes functional objects reflecting their heritage, such as baskets, textiles and wooden pieces.
Elsewhere, the vast range of work associated with Mexican folk art includes masks made by Mexican craftspeople for traditional celebrations and ceremonial dances. Mexican masks are part of the country’s folk-art traditions that go back thousands of years and play a role in festivals and theater.
Works in the folk art tradition are valuable because of the skills involved, like weaving, hand-carving wood and even stonework. Many folk artists are self-taught, while some train as apprentices within their community. By using available materials and taking a personal approach to their creations, artists ensure each piece is unique and conveys a story.
During the Great Depression, artistic materials in America were hard to come by, so artisans used discarded wood from cigar boxes and shipping crates to make highly stylized, notched pieces — most often picture frames and boxes — that are today sought after by collectors. This folk art style is called tramp art and was popular from roughly 1870 until the 1940s.
Folk art brings vibrant culture and traditions into your home. Browse an extensive collection of antique, new and vintage folk art on 1stDibs.
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